800 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20591

March 1, 2012 Exemption No. 10472 Regulatory Docket Nos. FAA-2011-1271,

FAA-2012-0061

Mr. Baruch Marom Gulfstream Aerospace LP

P.O. Box 1036 Airport City, 70100

Israel

Dear Mr. Marom:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated November 10, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Gulfstream Aerospace LP (GALP), for an exemption from § 21.213(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regul ations (14 CFR) to allow GALP to apply for a Class II provisional airworthiness certifi cate. A provisional airworthiness certificate allows flight operations under § 91.317 for purposes such as demonstration, market survey and flight crew training.

On January 19, 2012, you petitioned the FAA on behalf of GALP, for an exemption from 14 CFR § 21.195(a), to the extent necessary to allow a non-U.S. manufacturer the ability to obtain an experimental certificate for aircraft to be used for market surveys, sales demonstrations, and customer crew training.

This letter is a response to both of your petitions. Your intended operations as described in both letters can be conducted under an exemption from § 21.195(a) independent of GALP’s receiving a provisional type certificat e for Gulfstream model G280 airplane. Therefore, you do not require an exemption from § 21.213(a).

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption to § 21.195 in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. Section 21.195 allows an aircraft with an experimental airworthiness certificate to be used for market surveys, sales demonstrations, and customer crew training. In Exemption 6694 (copy enclosed) the FAA found that a manufacturer, in reaction to numerous inquiries from potential

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customers in the United States, wanted to use its French/German-manufactured prototype to demonstrate the aircraft’s capabilities in the American marketplace. Here also, the FAA found it was in the best interest of the United States to grant an exemption to the manufacturer for the purpose of obtaining an experimental airworthiness certificate for market surveys for its non U.S.-manufactured prototypes.

In the case of GALP, the manufacturer is work ing toward U.S. type certification of its Israeli-manufactured Gulfstream model G280 aircraft. The exemption would allow GALP to apply for an airworthiness certificate for market surveys, as allowed under § 21.191(f). This would specifically exempt the GALP from the § 21.195(a) requirement

that the aircraft be manufactured within the United States.

In summary, the FAA has determined the requested action can be taken without compromising safety and the public interest will be served if the petitioner complies with certain conditions and limitations. The petitioner is exempt from §§ 21.191(f) and 21.195(a) only to the extent that it will be allowed to apply for an experimental airworthiness certificate for the purpose of market surveys, sales demonstrations or customer crew training. All other requirement s for issuance of an experimental certificate must be met, including those set forth in § 21.195(d).

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to GALP.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that—

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6694;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6694 also apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 6694 a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Gulfstream Aerospace LP an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 21.191(f) and 21.195(a) only to the extent that it will be allowed to apply for an experimental airworthiness certificate for the purpose of market surveys, sales demonstrations or customer crew training. Your request for an exemption from 14 CFR § 21.213(a) is denied. All other requirements for issuance of an experimental certificate must be met, incl uding those set forth in § 21.195(d), subject to

the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations3

1. This exemption applies to the Israel Aerospace Industries built Gulfstream model G280 aircraft only.

2. A copy of this exemption must be carried aboard the aircraft while it is operating under the provisions of this exemption.

3. The petitioner must satisfy all other requirements for obtaining and operating under an experimental certificate prior to operation of the aircraft.

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Frank P. Paskiewicz Acting Deputy Director, Ai rcraft Certification

Service

Enclosure